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Pakistan Counting Votes, Most of Country Peaceful
Monday, February 18, 2008 9:11:00 PM
ISLAMABAD—Counting began on Monday after an election in Pakistan which was far less violent than feared, although it could result in a parliament set on driving U.S. ally President Pervez Musharraf fr ...   Full Story
 

Suicide Bomber Kills 37 in Afghanistan
Monday, February 18, 2008 8:02:00 AM
A suicide bomber targeting a foreign military convoy in Afghanistan killed 37 civilians in an attack near the Pakistan border on Monday, the interior ministry said.   Full Story
 

Blast Kills Dozens of Afghans at Picnic Site
Sunday, February 17, 2008 9:10:00 PM
Dozens of people, including children, were killed by an explosion at a picnic spot near Kandahar in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, witnesses and officials said.   Full Story
 

Pakistan Tense On Election Eve, Voters Fear Violence
Sunday, February 17, 2008 8:04:00 PM
Pakistani politicians were making final preparations on Sunday for a general election the next day that could usher in a parliament intent on forcing U.S. ally President Pervez Musharraf from power.    Full Story
 

Bomb Kills 37 on Last Day of Pakistan Vote Campaign
Saturday, February 16, 2008 9:30:00 PM
ISLAMABAD—A suicide car bomb outside a Pakistani election candidate's office killed 37 people in the violent northwest on Saturday, the last day of campaigning for an election meant to complete a ...   Full Story
 

Sri Lanka Says Kills 50 Rebels in Northern Clashes
Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:30:00 AM
COLOMBO—Sri Lankan troops have killed at least 50 Tamil Tiger rebels in fighting in the island's north, the military said on Thursday.Fighting between the military and the Liberation Tigers of ...   Full Story
 

Pakistan Claims 'Breakthrough' in Bhutto Case
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 9:15:00 PM
ISLAMABAD—Pakistani police probing the assassination of Benazir Bhutto said on Wednesday they had made a "major breakthrough" when two Islamist militants arrested last week confessed to giving her att ...   Full Story
 

Islamist Parties Face Drubbing in Pakistan Vote
Monday, February 11, 2008 8:00:00 AM
PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Pakistani voters are expected to succeed where President Pervez Musharraf has failed, pushing back the Islamist tide and throwing out of power political clerics governing Pakistan&# ...   Full Story
 

Bhutto Sympathy Vote Seen Key to Pakistan Election
Sunday, February 10, 2008 8:18:00 PM
The strength of a sympathy vote for assassinated Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in the country's biggest province is likely to determine the result of a general election on Feb. 18.   Full Story
 

Ninety Afghan Frostbite Victims Have Amputations
Sunday, February 10, 2008 8:10:00 PM
Doctors said on Sunday they have amputated the fingers or toes of more than 90 frostbite victims in western Afghanistan as one of the worst winters in living memory engulfs the country.   Full Story
 

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